CompletedNot Applicable

Otitis Media With Effusion and Type 2 Inflammation Diseases

100,622 participantsStarted 2009-01-01

Plain-language summary

Otitis media with effusion (OME) is thought to be associated with comorbidities such as allergic rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, asthma, and more. Many of these comorbidities can be caused by type 2 inflammation (T2I). This study aims to characterize the risk of undergoing OME surgery. This retrospective, matched-cohort study involved the retrospective recruitment of patients from 2009 to 2020, using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD)

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of OME * At least two outpatient visits or one hospitalization record * Medical records within the database Exclusion Criteria: * Participants younger than 4 years old * Participants with unclear demographic information * Participants with a history of ear surgery or congenital ear anomalies * Participants who had undergone OME surgery before the index date

What they're measuring

The number of participants with OME who requiring surgical intervention

Timeframe: 10 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06403319

SponsorHearing and Language Healthcare Center, China Medical University Hsinchu Hospital, Taiwan

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2020-12-31

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